Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting shescape package, versions <1.1.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-SHESCAPE-1087427
  • published19 Mar 2021
  • disclosed18 Mar 2021
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 18 Mar 2021

CVE-2021-21384  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade shescape to version 1.1.3 or higher.

Overview

shescape is a simple shell escape library

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution. Module vulnerable against shell injection if the attacker manages to insert a null character into the payload.

CVSS Scores

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